I use a long e for both e's ... my hubby uses a short e for the last syllable. How do you pronounce it?
2006-10-23 06:13:12 · 9 answers · asked by J.Z. 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
To use a long e for both syllables is something I've never heard, but to use a short e for the second syllable sounds too much like "recess"
I have always said "REE - siss" and that's the way I've heard it too. If you look up pieces, leases, nieces, etc., you'll find the second syllable to have a short i sound
(I finally found validity for the short i pronunciation when I looked this in wikipedia -- it seems to have the answer for everything! The other dictionaries I checked just had the pronuciation guide for the singular of these words.)
2006-10-23 08:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by LadyPom 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My understanding is that it is a singular "Reese" for a peanut butter cup and a plural for "Reeses Pieces" small candy.
The long ee sound does not sound so good. Reeeseees Peesees sounds kind of lame.
2006-10-23 06:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by DRTYH2O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lived near Hershey most of my life - the second syllable has a short e.
2006-10-23 06:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by wmsbgnut 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know you would just love to prove your hubby wrong, but be a little more selective in your challenges.
Just think about it, which one have you heard of:
Reece's Species OR Reece's Pieces ???
2006-10-23 06:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by Moebuggy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Reese's (reece' ez)
long E for "reese" short E for "es"
2006-10-23 06:16:53 · answer #5 · answered by Agent99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you the person who said that the US should pull out of Iraq because "There is civil war over there"? Who do you think caused the civil war? THE USA. Who are you to be talking about the pronounciation of candy when your army has destroyed an entire country.
Shame on you. (Check your answers)
2006-10-23 12:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The way your hubby says it is correct.
2006-10-23 06:21:22 · answer #7 · answered by It'sMe23 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ree Sez.
2006-10-23 06:16:45 · answer #8 · answered by JT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
reese is
2006-10-23 06:20:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋